Helping Hands

Activities: Children use their fine motor skills and imagination to build toy brick houses. They have access to carefully planned role-play areas, where they look after and dress dolls.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff use language with the children to extend their learning and development from school, while building on children's confidence.

Communication: They hold daily discussions with children's childminders and teachers.

Community Building: Managers take into account the views of parents and children. They invite families to complete regular questionnaires and use the feedback to make improvements to the provision.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents express how happy they are with the care that their children receive. They comment on the welcoming and caring atmosphere.

Safeguarding Training: The leadership and management team ensure that all staff have up-to-date safeguarding and child protection training.

Play and Learning Integration: Children are independent as they attempt to put their own aprons on before sitting down for a creative activity.

Child Safety Management: They effectively risk assess the areas children can access and make appropriate changes to keep all children safe, such as reducing the playground area during young children's settling-in period.

Children's Safety and Security: Children receive consistent care and attention that helps them to feel safe and secure.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff talk to children about internet safety and age-appropriate online games.

Happiness and Settling: Younger children settle well by watching older children engaging in activities, giving them reassurance that the activity is safe and fun.

Nutritional Menu: Children eagerly waiting in line to choose their snack from a range of healthy choices.